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Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"“W” and “Ike:” George W. Bush was the first President not to appoint any incumbent members of the U.S. Congress to his Cabinet in his first term since Dwight D. Eisenhower."

Friday

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 17, 1954 – In the case of Brown v. Board of Topeka, the Supreme Court rules that “Separate but Equal is inheritably unequal” and disallows school segregation."

Friday

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The Linguistic Legacy of American Politics

For all the legacies that American politics has bequeathed to the world, one that rarely gets acclaim is its linguistic legacy. Many words that originated from American politics have permeated our general lexicon.One would be hard pressed to complete a day without multiple uses of the word "OK," not just in the United States but also around the world. Martin Van Buren was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook" simply because he hailed from Kinderhook, N.Y. Van Buren became known as "OK" for short. During…See More

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Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"Young Bill Clinton and the Bible: Bill Clinton’s parents did not attend Church. As a young boy, Bill Clinton would walk to Church by himself with Bible in hand."

Wednesday

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 15, 1972 – Democratic Presidential Candidate George Wallace is shot four times by Arthur Bremer at a campaign stop in Laurel, Maryland leaving Wallace paralyzed."

Wednesday

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"Presidential Bones: William Howard Taft, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush were all members of the elite Skull and Bones Society at Yale University."

Wednesday

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"retake the S.S. Mayaguez, an American merchant ship which the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia seized in international waters. The vessel is recovered and the 39 crew members are saved. Forty-one Americans die in the rescue attempt. Their names are the…"

Wednesday

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"“Give me a ‘W:’” During his senior year at Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, George W. Bush was the “Head Cheerleader.” "

May 13

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 13, 1884 – Congress votes to repeal the 1862 Ironclad Test Oath which requires all civil servants (excluding members of Congress) and military personnel to affirm that they had never previously engaged in criminal or disloyal conduct. "

May 13

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"Van Buren’s Obscure Wife: Martin Van Buren never mentioned his late wife Hannah in his autobiography. She died about eighteen years before Van Buren assumed the Presidency in 1837."

May 12

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 12, 2002 – Former President Jimmy Carter becomes the first former (or incumbent) U.S. President to visit Cuba under the regime of President Fidel Castro, which took the reigns of power in 1959."

May 12

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"Resounding Defeat: In 1996, Arkansas Governor Jim “Guy” Tucker supported a referendum to improve the state’s highway system by raising taxes. The referendum lost 87%-13%."

May 9

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 9, 1974 – The impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon are gaveled into session in the House Judiciary Committee."

May 9

Rich Rubino posted a discussion

Congressional Contrarians Pay a Political Price for Their Dissent, but Are Often Vindicated by History

Throughout American history there have been many instances of resolutions passing the U.S. Congress almost unanimously but for a few dissenting votes, occasionally even a single vote. While viewed as mavericks in their own time, these lone voters have sometimes been vindicated by history, despite the contemporaneous political fallout.In 1937, U.S. Representative Maury Maverick (D-TX) was the only Southern Democrat to vote for federal legislation disallowing lynching. Congressman Maverick…See More

May 8

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Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group The Political Bible of Little Known Facts in American Politics

"Number Please: Not wanting to use “go betweens,” Grover Cleveland answered his own telephone at the White House. "

May 8

Rich Rubino commented on Rich Rubino's group This Date in American Political History

"May 8, 1861 – Richmond, Virginia becomes the capital of the Confederate States of America."

May 8